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New Year’s Eve Family Feud questions: below are 40 survey-style questions about resolutions, parties, the midnight countdown and the morning after, each with a ranked answer board to start from. They are written for mixed company, so the whole family can play before the ball drops. You will also find a simple way to host, a countdown round to play in the last ten minutes of the year and a fast round to settle a tie.
For a real game-show feel: Family Feud Big Buzzer Game
This boxed version comes with an electronic buzzer, so the face-off at the start of each question feels like the TV show. It costs about $34. The standard Family Feud board game without the big buzzer costs about $19.
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How to host New Year’s Eve Family Feud
- A week before the party, send five or six of the questions below to a few guests or relatives and ask for their first answer. Their most common answers rise to the top of your board. If you skip this step, use our answer boards, which are ranked by our best guess, not by a real survey.
- Split into two teams. Mixing ages on each team keeps things fair.
- For each question, one player from each team faces off. The first to slap the table answers. The team with the higher-ranked answer gets to keep guessing.
- Three wrong answers and the other team gets one chance to steal by naming an answer still on the board.
- Score by rank: the top answer is worth 5 points, the second 4, and so on. First team to 50 points wins.
Write each answer on a sticky note and stick it face down on a wall or a big piece of cardboard. Flipping the notes over as answers come in gives you the reveal without any equipment.
New Year’s resolution questions
Name a popular New Year’s resolution.
Top answers to put on the board: exercise more, eat healthier, save money, lose weight, read more, get more sleep.
Name a resolution people break by February.
Top answers to put on the board: going to the gym, dieting, saving money, giving up sweets, waking up early.
Name something people give up in January.
Top answers to put on the board: sugar, alcohol, social media, fast food, caffeine.
Name a place people sign up for in January.
Top answers to put on the board: a gym, a yoga class, a weight-loss program, a cooking class, a book club.
Name an excuse for skipping the gym in January.
Top answers to put on the board: too tired, too cold, too busy, sore from last time, starting next Monday.
Name a skill people want to learn this year.
Top answers to put on the board: a new language, cooking, an instrument, painting, coding.
Name something people promise to spend less time on.
Top answers to put on the board: their phone, TV, social media, video games, work email.
Name something people want to do more of.
Top answers to put on the board: travel, read, exercise, spend time with family, cook at home.
New Year’s Eve party questions
Name something you see at a New Year’s Eve party.
Top answers to put on the board: confetti, party hats, noisemakers, sparkling drinks, balloons, a countdown clock.
Name a snack served on New Year’s Eve.
Top answers to put on the board: chips and dip, a cheese board, pizza, shrimp cocktail, meatballs.
Name something people wear on New Year’s Eve.
Top answers to put on the board: sequins, a party hat, glasses shaped like the new year, a little black dress, pajamas.
Name a drink people toast with at midnight.
Top answers to put on the board: champagne, sparkling cider, prosecco, sparkling water, punch.
Name a game people play at a New Year’s Eve party.
Top answers to put on the board: charades, trivia, card games, Pictionary, board games.
Name something that gets lost at a New Year’s Eve party.
Top answers to put on the board: a phone, a jacket, keys, a shoe, a party hat.
Name a reason to leave a New Year’s Eve party early.
Top answers to put on the board: tired, a babysitter, too crowded, work in the morning, a long drive home.
Name something you hear at a New Year’s Eve party.
Top answers to put on the board: the countdown, music, noisemakers, fireworks, people cheering.
Midnight and countdown questions
Name something people do at midnight.
Top answers to put on the board: kiss, hug, cheer, toast, sing Auld Lang Syne.
Name a city famous for its New Year’s celebration.
Top answers to put on the board: New York, Las Vegas, Sydney, London, Paris.
Name something that drops or rises at midnight.
Top answers to put on the board: the Times Square ball, confetti, balloons, fireworks, glasses for a toast.
Name a song people sing on New Year’s Eve.
Top answers to put on the board: Auld Lang Syne, Happy New Year, a countdown song, Celebration, 1999.
Name something that makes noise at midnight.
Top answers to put on the board: fireworks, noisemakers, pots and pans, car horns, party poppers.
Name something kids do to stay up until midnight.
Top answers to put on the board: eat sugar, watch movies, play games, nap earlier, drink soda.
Name a TV channel or show people watch for the countdown.
Top answers to put on the board: the Times Square broadcast, network countdown specials, a local news station, a streaming countdown, a sports game.
Name something people film at midnight.
Top answers to put on the board: fireworks, the countdown, a kiss, the toast, the ball drop.
Looking back and looking ahead questions
Name something people do to look back on the year.
Top answers to put on the board: scroll through photos, write in a journal, make a top-ten list, watch year-in-review videos, talk with friends.
Name something people buy in January.
Top answers to put on the board: a new calendar, gym clothes, planners, healthy food, workout gear.
Name something you take down after the holidays.
Top answers to put on the board: the Christmas tree, lights, ornaments, wreaths, stockings.
Name something people clean out in the new year.
Top answers to put on the board: closets, the garage, the fridge, email inbox, the junk drawer.
Name a big life event people plan for next year.
Top answers to put on the board: a wedding, a new job, a move, a baby, a big trip.
Name something people write down on New Year’s Day.
Top answers to put on the board: resolutions, goals, a budget, a to-do list, the wrong year on a check or form.
Funny New Year’s Eve questions
Name a sign you are too old for New Year’s Eve parties.
Top answers to put on the board: asleep before midnight, watching from the couch, in pajamas by 9, wearing earplugs, celebrating at East Coast time.
Name something people regret on New Year’s Day.
Top answers to put on the board: staying up too late, eating too much, spending too much, what they said at the party, making a hard resolution.
Name a New Year’s Eve fail.
Top answers to put on the board: missing the countdown, falling asleep, no midnight kiss, spilling a drink, fireworks that will not light.
Name something your dog does on New Year’s Eve.
Top answers to put on the board: hides, barks at fireworks, shakes, sleeps through it, begs for snacks.
Name a food people eat for luck in the new year.
Top answers to put on the board: black-eyed peas, grapes, pork, noodles, collard greens.
Name something you need on New Year’s Day.
Top answers to put on the board: sleep, coffee, a big breakfast, water, a lazy couch day.
Name something people forget about by mid-January.
Top answers to put on the board: their resolutions, the gym, their new planner, their diet, thank-you notes.
Name a reason to stay home on New Year’s Eve.
Top answers to put on the board: no plans, too cold, kids, too expensive, to watch on TV.
Name a New Year’s tradition from another country.
Top answers to put on the board: eating 12 grapes in Spain, first-footing in Scotland, wearing polka dots in the Philippines, ringing bells 108 times in Japan, eating lentils in Italy.
Name something you wish you could bring into the new year.
Top answers to put on the board: more money, more time, better sleep, good health, the same friends.
A countdown round for the last ten minutes
Save five questions for 11:50 p.m. Each team gets one minute per question, and every answer found in the final round counts double. When the countdown begins, stop the game and announce the winners right before the ball drops, so the end of the game and the end of the year land together.
A fast round to break a tie
Pick one player from each tied team. Read three questions in a row, and each player has five seconds to give one answer per question. The player whose answers rank highest on the boards wins it for their team.
Want a game that works like a survey without any setup? Herd Mentality scores you for writing the same answer as most of the table. It costs about $25. For more ideas, see our best New Year’s Eve party games, the New Year’s Eve trivia questions and our New Year’s Eve charades ideas.
New Year’s Eve Family Feud FAQ
How do you play Family Feud on New Year’s Eve?
Split into two teams, read a survey question and have teams guess the top answers on the board. Three wrong guesses and the other team can steal. The first team to an agreed score wins.
Do these answers come from a real survey?
No. Our boards are ranked by our best guess. For real survey answers, send the questions to a few guests before the party and rank the answers they give.
Is New Year’s Eve Family Feud good for kids?
Yes. Every question on this page is family friendly, and kids can team up with adults.
How many questions do you need for a game?
Ten to fifteen questions fill about 30 to 45 minutes, which fits nicely between dinner and the countdown.
